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If you had factory mirrors, then no, nothing you can do. Then again, if you had factory mirrors you probably wouldn't need to.
With aftermarket mirrors like those, the two screws will tighten it up. And then it'll loosen up again and you can retighten the screws again. And again. And again.
The only downside to factory mirrors is they're stinking expensive. I paid a dealer $300 for a pair of new ones for my '97. It stung a lot at the time, but I sure love having mirrors that stay where they're pointed and don't vibrate.
Since adding lubricant caused the mirror to be too loose, why not try spraying the same area with brake cleaner and see if it is better?
Originally Posted by Franklin2
Take the nut off, take the mirror off and tighten those two phillips screws on either side of the ball. Then re-install it.
Originally Posted by Nothing Special
If you had factory mirrors, then no, nothing you can do. Then again, if you had factory mirrors you probably wouldn't need to.
With aftermarket mirrors like those, the two screws will tighten it up. And then it'll loosen up again and you can retighten the screws again. And again. And again.
The only downside to factory mirrors is they're stinking expensive. I paid a dealer $300 for a pair of new ones for my '97. It stung a lot at the time, but I sure love having mirrors that stay where they're pointed and don't vibrate.
Originally Posted by 401tonyo
Try tightening the two screws on the bottom,worked for me.
the screws tightened and the mirror seems to be better but soon began to move around while driving again.
Thank You for the advice
Last edited by petritl; Nov 23, 2017 at 02:26 PM.
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We tried putting some DEF on that little ball, and let it sit. No better. We tried dimpling that little ball with one of my good small center punches. It dulled the point! WTHeck do they make that little ball out of??? Tonight we wrapped a small cotton strip around that little ball and soaked it in DEF. Tomorrow hopefully its smooth surface will have been attacked by the urea in the DEF.
